Following the election of Len McCluskey, the Left has consolidated its control of the union in elections to its executive. United Left, which promotes a socialist agenda within Unite and backed Len McCluskey, has won forty of the 59 places so far declared on the 65 seat executive. A further four places were won by candidates backed by Unite Now, a group based mainly amongst former Amicus members which also backed Len McCluskey.
The Grassroots left, who supported Respect (and ex-SWP) member Jerry Hicks for General Secretary failed to win any seats on the NEC, although they did achieve 23,192 votes which, given the turnout, is comparable with the 22% vote Jerry Hicks received for General Secretary. Ten seats were uncontested, and where elections were held, turnout was rather lower than the 16% who voted in the election of General Secretary — ranging from 4.7% to 10.9%. The detailed results are as follows:
Aerospace & Shipbuilding |
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Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Process and Textiles | Mark Lyon |
John Storey | |
Civil Air Transport | Sean Beatty |
Gaynor Worrell | |
Community workers and not for profit | Kingsley Abrams |
Pat Stuart | |
Construction | John Sheridan |
Meurig Thomas | |
Docks, Rail Ferries & Water |
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Education | Sue Sharp |
Electrical Engineering and Electronics | Paul Welsh |
Energy and Utilities | Dave Whitnall |
Finance and Legal | Lindsey Adams |
Jim Kendall | |
Agnes Tolmie | |
Food Drink and Tobacco | Mark Plumb |
Dennis Wilson | |
Graphical Paper and Media | Sara Bennett |
Glenn Jackson | |
Health | Helen McFarlane |
Frank Wood | |
IT and Communications | Ian Allinson |
Local Authorities | Jennifer Elliot |
Dave Mathieson | |
Metals (including Foundries) | David Bowyer |
MOD and Government Departments | Chris Cadman |
Motor Components | Peter Russell |
Passenger Transport | Martin Mayer |
James Mitchell | |
Road Transport Commercial, Logistics and Retail Distn | Michael Johnson |
Dave Williams | |
Rural and Agriculture | Ivan Monckton |
Servicing and General Industries | Kevin Bennett |
Moira Elliott | |
Howard Turner | |
Vehicle Building & Automotive | Chris Bond |
John Cooper | |
East Midlands | Steve Hibbert |
June Shepherd | |
Ireland | Therese Moloney |
Jimmy Neill | |
London and Eastern | Kwasi Agyemang-Prempeh |
Brian Holmes | |
Lizanne Malone | |
John Murphy | |
North East, Yorkshire and Humberside | Ruth Creaney |
Pat McCourt | |
Stephen Miller | |
North West | Des Graham |
Sharon Hutchinson | |
Tony Woodhouse | |
Scotland | Davy Brockett |
Marie Vannet | |
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South West | Jayne Taylor |
Mark Thomas | |
Wales | John James |
Sharon Wallace | |
West Midlands | Mick Forbes |
Maggie Ryan | |
National womens’ seat | Jane Stewart |
National BAEM | tba |
Names in red indicate United Left, and in purple Unite Now